©2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Research to Feasibility to Proof of Concept Technology Commercialization & Business Plans Proof of concept (POC): Evidence that a technology, product, business model or idea is feasible Spectrum of POC Approaches
The Cycle and Components… – Opportunity recognition – Technical feasibility analysis – Design and development of platform – Prototype building and field testing – Initial market tests – Product/market intro/ramp-up Technology Commercialization A Quick Overview -The Product Development Cycle
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Scalable - manufacturing - - distribution - Adoption - who will use it- - how much- Technologies -existing- - emerging - -advancing- Growth & Change
Scalable - manufacturing - - distribution - Adoption - who will use it- - how much- Technologies -advancing- - emerging - -existing- Leadership & Passion Some Have Found It…